diff --git a/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/fetch_articles/+server.ts
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+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+
+import {
+  TOKEN
+} from '$env/static/private'
+
+export const POST: RequestHandler = ({ url }) => {
+  const token = url.searchParams.get('token');
+  console.log(token);
+  if (token !== TOKEN) {
+    return error(401, 'Unauthorized');
+  }
+  return new Response(String(token));
+};